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CASH REGISTER AND INDICATOR.

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CASH REGISTER AND INDICATOR,

No. 442,851. Patented Dec, 16,1890.

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ISRAEL DONALD BOYER, OF DAYTON, OHIO.-

CASH REGISTER AN D INDICATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 442,851, dated December16, 1890. Application filed April 28, 1890. Serial No. 34:9,829r Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Beitknown that I, ISRAELDONALD BOYER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Dayton, Montgomery county, Ohio, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Cash- Registers, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to that class of registers commonly employed forindicating and recording the various sums received for the sales ofdifferent articles; and my invention consists in certain improvements insuch registers and the parts thereof fully set forth hereinafter, andillustrated in the accompan ying drawings, in -wl1ich Figure 1 is afront elevation of a register embodying my improvements. 2 is a planview. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional elevation. Fig. 4 1s an elevationof the tablets. Fig. 5 is a plan showing the arrangement of tablets inone set. Fig. 6 is an enlarged part-sectional elevation of the countermechanism. Fig. 7 is apart-sectional plan of the mechanism shown in Fig.6. Figs. 8 and 9 are reverse views of one of the counter-Wheels. Fig. 10is a part section onthe line 10 10, Fig. 0. Fig. 1-1 is a reduced frontview of the counter-frame, showing one set of levers. Fig. 12 is areverse elevation of the counter-frame and parts supported thereby. Fig.13 is a front View of one of the controllers. Fig. 14: is a detachedview showing the friction-band in section. Fig. 15 is a side view ofpart of the pusher mechanism for operating the pins of theregister-wheels.

The case A of the apparatus is constructed of suitable shape to inclosethe parts hereinafter described, and is provided with amoneyrec'eptacle-as, for instance, asliding drawer B-or with areceptacle Y, provided with a movable lid or cover, and has a number ofsight-openings so at the frontor back, or both, as may be desired, forthe exhibition of the figures upon the tablets G.

The mechanism of the register is supported upon a platform 1. which isabove the base 2 of the case, leaving the interposed space Y, and theworking parts hereinafter referred to are supported by a suitable frameresting upon or secured to the platform 1.

There are three banks of keys D D D each bank having nine keys,preferably arranged -as best shown in Figs. 2 and 3. A key-lever at isconnected with or forms part of each key, all of the key-leversvibrating 5 5 on a transverse pivot 5, and the rear end of each leverextends beneath or is connected to operate a staff 6, attached to anupright plate constituting a tablet 7, upon which is painted orotherwise indicated a n umbercor- 6 o responding to that upon theoperating-key. As shown, the tablets are arranged in threesets connectedwith the three banks of keys. The front tablet of each set is markedwith the figure 9,-the next with the figure S, and

so on, the last having the figure 1, and back of each set of tablets, soas to be exposed when all are down, is a fixed tablet 7, on which is thecharacter 0.

As shown in the drawin s the re ister is o arranged for the tablets tobe read from the front.

\Yith each set of tablets is combined a de- I tent S, of any suitableform; but, as shown, it

is in the form of a pawl pivoted to the frame with its end opposite theedges of all of the tablets of a series, each detent connected with theothers, and ineach tablet is a notch having a shoulder g, into whichnotch the end of the pawl projects when all the tablets are down, andbelow the shoulder g is another shoulder 10, which is set in back of theline of the straight edge of the tablet, the latter being inclined at12. Between the shoulder and the meeting-point of the straight edge ofbe in the position shown at the right in Fig. 0

4., supporting the tablet S, and the tablet 9 be raised the pawl will bethrown out by the shoulder g of the rising tablet 9. The tablet- 8 willthen drop, and the tablet 9 will continue its upward movement until theshoulder 10 is some little above the end of the pawl. When the key isreleased, the tablet 9 will. drop back until the shoulder 10 on thetablet 9 comes to rest on the end of the pawl.

The use of the shoulder 13 may be explained by another operation.Suppose the tablets indicate $1.99 and the next sale to be registered isnine cents. The action is as follows: Vhen the nine-cent key is pressed,its

tablet, being already up, cannot drop the dollar and dime tablets in theway heretofore explained, because their shoulders g are already abovethe edges of the pawls and of course cannot push the pawls out. In thiscase, when the nine-cent key nears the top of its stroke, it strikes thestart of its tablet and lifts it a short distancefar enough for theshoulder 13 to strike the pawl and throw it out. This will let the othertablets drop. By setting the shoulder back of the edge-line of thetablet I insure the release of such tablets as have been elevated, evenif there should be slight variations in the width or lateral positionsof the tablets. If more than one tablet is to be exposed at once, allmust be raised at the same time, or at least if one key is pressed firstit must be held down until the others have been pressed.

As there are three banks of keys, there are three sets of tablets andthree detents, and I provide the shaft or end of each detent with an arm7 O and connect all the arms by a rod 71 or otherwise, so that all willmove together. This insures the dropping of all the tablets when a keyis depressed, (or when several keys are depressed together,) so thatbefore a new number can be set up that previously indicated will beobliterated. This prevents fraud, for otherwise by altering a singlenumber and recording a small sum a larger nu mber mightbe indicated.Thus if asale of one dollar and twenty-five cents has been made and theregister shows that sum, and if the next purchase amounts to one dollarand seventy-five cents, the salesman by striking the 7 key of the secondbank can cause the register to indicate $1.75, while registering onlyseventy cents additional. If all the de tents were connected together,the attempt to substitute 7 for 2 in the second bank would drop all thetablets, and a new display and corresponding registration would have tobe made. By connecting the detents togetherl avoid the necessity ofusing ten keys in each bank and the necessity of operating three keysfor each sale. Thus with independent detcnts to register seven cents itwould be necessary to move the keys to show ciphers or 0 in the banks DD and register 7 in the bank I). To register ninety cents it would benecessary to move the keys to show 0 on the tablets in connection withthe banks D D and register 9 in bank D. By using fixed zero-tablets itis only necessary to drop the other tablets to expose the O, and evenwith this arrangement if the detents were independent it would benecessary to operate three keys at each registration in order to dropthe tablets indicating the number previously registered.

Asit is necessary, in order to insure the effective operation of thetablets, that each key-lever shall move to its full extent at eachoperation,I combine controllers with the keylevers, one controller E toeach bank or set of keys, and constructed in any suitable manner andSupported to yield to permit each key-lever to be depressed at theforward end, but preventing any return movement until the first movementis completed to its full extent. As shown, the controller of each bankconsists of a connected series of pendent racks 14, Figs. 3 and 13, allsecured to a cross-plate 15, having cars 16, hung upon pivots 17, sothat normally the racks swing toward lips 18 upon the sides of thekey-levers, and when any lever is lifted its lip will engage with theshoulder of the rack, which will prevent its descent, but not itsascent. \Vhen, however, the rear end of a key-lever is lifted to itsfull extent, as shown in dottedlines in Fig. 3, it strikes the crossbearing-plate and swings the controlleroutward elearof the path of theprojecting finger or lip 18 until the end of one of the racks passes thepoint or end of a retainerin the form of a COUIltOl'WGlglillQtl pawl 20,hung upon the pivot 5, when said pawl rises and holds the controller inthe position shown in the dotted lines,l' ig. 3, so that the key canresume its normal position. The full elevation of each tablet after themovement of the key has begun is thus insured. It will be evident thatthe controller may be otherwise than pivotally supported to yield on theupward movements of the keys. As thekey approaches its normal position,the pawl 20 is thrown down by the contact of a frame F, describedhereinafter, and the controller is released,assuming the position shownin full lines, Fig. 3.

The drawer (or the door or cover of the receptacle Y when a drawer isnot used) is socured by a single bolt, so that it can only be opened.upon the depressing of one of the keys. In the construction shown, inwhich a drawer is used, the latter has a shoulder 21, in front of whicha bolt 22 drops when the drawer is at the limit of .its rear movement,said bolt being in the form of a lever extending through a slot in theplatform 1 and pivoted at the forward end to a plate 23. In connectionwith the bolt there is a pivoted catch 24, hung to an ear upon the plate23, and with a lip 25, which, when the bolt is elevated, catches beneatha shoulder 26 thereof and maintains it in its elevated position. Thebelt 22 is connected by a link 27 with the frame F, hung at the rear toa pivot 28, and carrying two cross-bars 29 and ill.) at the front, theformer resting upon the upper edges of all of the key-levers and thelatter occupying a more elevated position, and when a key is depressedthe frame F is raised until a pin 73 thereof reaches the end of a slot7-t in the link .7 and lifts the bolt 22 until the catch 2t swingsinward, engages the shoulder 26, and holds the bolt in its elevatedposition. when the drawer is released. As shown, the length of the slot7-.t is preferably such that the bolt will not bewithdrawn until the keydepressed approaches or reaches the limit of its movement. At the backof the drawer is pi voted a spring contact-piece 3.1, which yields whenthe drawer is drawn forward, but when the drawer is pushed back thecontact-piece passes the bolt 22 at one side and strikes a finger 32 ofthe catch 24, swings the latter back, and releases the bolt, which thenfalls opposite the notch 21 and locks the drawer. Vhen the catch 24 ispushed back, it is temporarily held in this position by the endof adetent in the form of a small catch-spring 33, which flies up in frontof a lug 34, but which is depressed, so as to release the catch, by thecontact of a lug 35 on the bolt as the latter descends to its fullextent.

It will be evident that other connections than those described may beused between the key-levers and bolt 22 to move the latter when a key isdepressed.

The device as above described may be used in connection with any of theordinary or suitable counting mechanisms; butl have devised a specialconstruction of counter adaptedfor use in connection with such devicesor with other devices, and which I will now describe. The said countermechanism is arranged within a frame or case G, contained within themain case A and above. the keylevers, the maincase having a series ofopenings y, through which the figures upon the movable portions of thecounter can be seen.

Before describing in detail the construction of myimproved countingmechanism I will refer to those of the ordinary construction and todifficulties incident to their use, which difficulties it is my objectto overcome.

Total-adding cash-registers have generally either positively-actuatedcounters, in which the keys directly move the counting mechanism, orthey are provided with counters operated at proper intervals by weightsor springs. Cash-registers are subj eoted, as a general rule, to roughusage by clerks and attendants who are opposed to their use and do theirutmost to damage them, and it therefore follows that. registers of thefirstmentioned class must be made very strong and heavy to preventdamage from the rough blows given to the keys which impart momentum tothe registering devices, and this also renders it difiicultto arrest thecounting mechanism at the proper point. Efforts have been made toovercome such momentum by means of a -heavy brake or the resistance ofsprings to the blows of the keys; but where the results are effectivethere is too much resistance to permit the keys to be operated with thedesired facility. Dash-pots of different kinds have been used toovercome momentum from rough usage; but these necessitate slow movementswhich are annoying to the operator. Further efforts to obviate thisdifficulty have consisted in the use of mechanical stops thrown intoengagement with the countingwheels as the keys complete their stroke.The results .in such case are not satisfactory,

as a rapid initial movement of the key will throw the counting-wheelbeyond its proper position. In otherinstances the initial move- .orotherwise.

ment of the key has been made 'to lock the counting. mechanism fast, andwhen all parts are locked together the registering is effected. In suchcase the mechanism required is quite complicated, and the results thusfar obtained have not been satisfactory.

In that class of registers in which the counters, instead of being moveddirectly by the keys, are operated by weights or springs the partsreceive no objectionable impetus from the keys themselves; but if theweights or springs are heavy the momentum of the parts results inimperfect registration,-while if they are light the mechanism is toodelicate for practical use. In registering amounts which require amovement of nine or more notches even a light spring will produce a highvelocity, and when the spring is made so light that its maximum velocityis not great then it is likely to be deficient in power in registeringlow amounts. As a general thing the regulating mechanism of the countershas been separate from the counting-train, so that'the difficultiesincident to stopping the countingtrain have been experienced in all ofthis class of devices.

In another class of machines the regulating mechanism forms a part ofthe counting-train, the wheels of which work between escapements,permitting a definite part of a revolution at each movement of the key,so that it is impossible for the train to acquire movement in advance ofthe regulating mechanism. Such devices, however, can only be employed inconnection with complicated mechanism not practically applicable tomachines where less than five cents must be registered at one time.

My improved counting mechanism, which I will now describe,effectuallyovercomes the difficulties of the various plans abovereferred to, so that in a machine having four banks of keys any amountfrom one cent to ninetynine dollars and ninety-nine cents may bepositively registered at one operation, the entire key-board beingwithin easy reach of the fingers of the two hands. In said improvedmechanism (best illustrated in Figs. 6 to 11) there is a counting-trainconsisting of a series of wheels or disks I, six being shown, eachmounted upon a horizontal shaft 40 and all of the wheels being in linewith each other, one beneath each of the series of openings y in. theouter case. Each wheel has two series of digits, from O to 9, upon itsperiphery, and in connection with each wheel there is a motor, which maybe in the form of a spring, weight, or piston operated by compressed airAs shown, the motor of each wheel is a weight W, which is pendent from asector 41, pivoted to the frame and having rack-teeth engaging those ofa clutch-pinion 42, which turns the shaft with it as the weightdescends, but which turns'on the shaft when upon the shaft l0 andpreventing the latter from turning back when the weight and sector areraised. The bar 30 of the frame F extends under all of the weights, andas this bar is raised on depressing any key the maximum power is storedin the motors at each movement of each key, so that the power of eachmotor is always available to turn the counterwheel I whenever the latteris released by the action of a key or keys.

In order that each wheel may be turned to an extent to record the numberindicated by the key that operates it without any direct connectionbetween the wheel and the key and without possibility of the wheel beingthrown beyond the proper point by momentum, and in order that each wheelmay be locked until the key has performed its operation, I combine witheach of the wheels operated from each of the banks of keys a bolt and aseries of movable pins constituting, with the parts hereinafterdescribed, a releasing or escape device, the pins being car ried by thewheel or another disk, so as to turn with the wheels. I carries twentypins a, one to each of the numbers upon the periphery, all arranged in acircle and parallel to the shaft. In the three left-hand wheels thesepins are fixed, projecting beyond the front faces of the wheels; but inthe three right-hand wheels they are free to slide longitudinally withsufficient friction to retain them in any position in which they areplaced. This friction is secured in any suitable manner. In theconstruction shown it is effected by means of a flat spring-ring 75,with an inner rubber facing encircling the series of pins and bearingupon all, as shown in Figs. 7, 9, and M. Adjacent to the right-hand orcents wheel is secured a fixed stop I), which projects into the path ofthe pins projecting from the front face of the wheel, and the latter canonly be turned by the motor after one or more of the pins is pushedback, when the wheel will be turned as many steps or parts of arevolution as corresponds to the number of pins pushed back. The pinsare pushed back by the action of the bank of keys connected with thewheel and are operated through the medium of any suitable intermediatedevices so arranged that when the key marked 1 is depressed the pin nextadjacent to the stop I) will be pushed back, allowing the wheel to turnone step, exhibiting the figure 1 opposite the opening 1 but if a higherkey, as (3, is depressed six pins will be pushed back and the wheel willmove six steps and exhibit the figure G opposite the opening. Oneconstruction of connections whereby this result is effected isillustrated in the drawings. In the front plate 1% of the countercasingopposite each wheel and in a half-circle concentric with the shaft ofthe wheel is a series of openings 145, through each of which extends apusher, (shown in the form of a As shown, each wheel rod 4.6,) eachconnected to 01' forming part of a lever 47, the rods being so arrangedupon the lovers as to be immediately opposite said openings and bent toconform to the circular arrangement thereof, as best shown in Fig. 15.To the lower end of each lever at? is connected a rod 48, which passesthrough an opening 50 in a cross-bar elf) of the frame to a positionopposite a shoulder 51 upon one of the key-levers, the parts being soarranged that when a key is depressed the shoulder 51 will force outwardthe rod l8, vibrate the le ver 47, thrust in the rod 46, and the latterwill strike the end of one of the pins to and push it back out of thepath of the projection I). hen the key-lever assumes its normalposition, a spring 151 throws out the lever 47 and the rods 46. Each ofthe levers 47 or of the key-levers or other adjacent parts has a lip 53,Figs. 6 and 10, that overlaps the lip of the adjacent levers or parts oflower denomination, so that when any key is depressed and the leverconnected with said key is vibrated all the levers connected with thekeys below that vibrated will move with it, while the levers connectedwith the keys having numbers above that which is being depressed remainstationary. Thus if the key 6 is depressed the levers connected with thekeys 7 8 9 will remain stationary,while all the other levers connectedwith the keys 6 5 t 5 2 I will be vibrated, the corresponding six pinsCL will be pushed in, and the motor will move the wheel six steps. Ifdesired, the ends of the levers 47 might make direct contact with theshoulders 51.

The counter-wheel is preferably locked as soon as any key begins itsmovement by means of any suitable locking-bolt-as, for instance, a bolt0, carried by a sliding frame J and adapted to a series, of openings win the back face of the wheel, Fig. 9, the frame being moved forward byintermediate connections with the key as soon as the latter isdepressed. Thus the frame J is connected with a crank-lever 55, Figs. 3and 12, which is also connected with the frame F, and is vibrated whenthe frame F is raised by depressing a key, so as to push forward theframe J and thrust the bolt 0, Fig. 7, into the opposite opening in,Fig. 9, of the counterwheel. When the key-lever and frame F as sumetheir normal positions, the frame J and the bolt are drawn out, and thewheel I can turn a number of steps, corresponding to the number of pins(L which have been pushed inward. preferable to lock the counter-wheelwhile the devices that regulate its movement are being set into positionand to restrain the action of the motor until this is effected.

At the forward end of the frame J is a segmental plate 56, which, whenthe frame moves forward, makes con tact with the inner ends of any ofthe pins a that were previously pushed back and thrusts them forward,the segment ICC The bolt 0 is not essential; but it is being so arrangedas to operate only upon the pins of the upper section of the wheel thathave passed the step b.

Other means of shifting the pins back to position might be employed-as,forinstance, an inclined bearing over which the pins travel after theypass the stop. The pins a. may be carried to turn with the counterwheel,but upon another wheel or disk instead of on the counter-wheel.

In order to carry decimally from one wheel to the other, so as toaccumulate the totals upon the higher wheels, I place between each wheeland that above it a suitable transfer device K, constituting atemporarystop for the higher wheel. As shown, the transfer device consists of ashaft 76, provided with an arm 57, in position to be struck by twoblades or pins 58 58 upon the next lower wheel (one to each series ofnumbers) and with a stop or escapement arm 59, having a stop-lug at theouter end with an inclined slot 60in such position as to be entered bythe pins of the next upper Wheel when the shaft is rocked to oneposition by the contact of the pin 58 with the arm 57 of the lowerwheel. Normally the parts are in the position shown at the right.- inFig. 6, one of the pins bearing against the lug of the arm 59, whichholds the wheel in position. As soon, however, as the lower wheel hascompleted a semi-revolution (completing the highest record and requiringthe transfer of 1 to the next wheel) the pin 58 rocks the shaft 76 bycontact with the arm 57, and the slot 60 in the arm 59 is brought withits outer open end in the path of the next pin of the higher wheel, whensuch pin is free to enter the slot and the wheel will be moved by itsmotor one step, acting as an escapement, the passage of the pin throughthe angular slot 60 swinging the arm 59,slightly until the lug thereonis in the path of and will make contact with the next pin, arresting thefurther movement of the wheel. The higher wheel is thus automaticallyadvanced one step at each operation of the transfer device. automatictransfer or carrying from one wheel to the next higher wheel will notonly result when the lower wheel is actuated, but will also take placeif the keys in both the banks are operated at the same time. Thisresults from the fact that whatever may be the number of pins of thehigher wheel pushed back by the action of its key the transfer devicewillbe in such a position that the pin of the higher wheel next to thelast pin pushed back will enter the slot 60 and automatically advanceone step,but in so advancing will set the arm 50 back to prevent thenext pin from'entering the slot. The escapement or transfer lever hassuch a frictional bearing that it will remain where left, but can bereadily shifted.

Each of the three right-hand wheels is operated from one of the threebanks of keys;

but the three left-hand wheels are actuated This only by the transferdevices, and, owing to the absence of the levers 47,these upper wheelsmay be placed in closer proximity than the lower ones.

To set the train to zero the proper key of the cent-bank is firstoperated to bring the centwheel to zero and then the key of thedimebank, and then the key of the dollar-bank, and then each one of thesucceeding wheels may be set to zero by vibrating the transfer devicestep by step. This may be done without difficulty be means of an arm 62,extend ing from the shaft 76 of the transfer device through the top ofthe case.

The apparatus is provided with a gong SO and with a striker 81,pivotedto any suitable portion of the frame. As shown in Fig. 12, both aremounted at the back of the counterframe, a spring 82 carrying thestriker toward the gong, and a lever 83, connected by a rod 8t with theframe F or any other moving portion of the machine, carries a loose pawl85, which makes contact with the end of the striker-arm and retracts thelatter as the lever 83 is raised, but passes loosely over the end of thearm when the lever 83 is depressed.

The key-levers may carry the keys directly upon their ends, and thusconstitute the keys themselves, and they may be weighted at the innerends, so as to insure their automatic return to their normal position.

By arranging the levers 47 in sets each inclined, as shown in Figs. 6and 11, I am enabled to increase their length and at the same time bringthe counting mechanism close to the key-levers,thereby rendering themachine 111016 compact.

The levers 47 might be connected with the keys in other ways than shown;but by providing the counter mechanism with operating devices inposition to be actuated by contact with shoulders of the key-levers I amenabled at any time to separate the counting mechanism from the keyswithout the necessity of loosening a series of separate connections. Inthe constructions shown the counter may be removed by simplydisconnecting the pin 90. v

It will be evident that many of the devices above described may be'usedin connection with machines of different constructions.

\Vithout limiting myself to the precise construction shown, what I claimis-= 1. The combination, with a bank of nine operating-keys of aregister, of a corresponding number of movable tablets each marked tocorrespond with the key by which it is operated, the tablets consistingof plates arranged one in front of the other, with the keys extendingbetween the lower ends of the plates and each plate having a bearing onone of the keys, and a fixed tablet marked with a cipherin positionto becovered by the other tabletswhen moved by the depressing of a key,substantially as set forth.

2. The'combiuation, in a register, of two or ITO more banks of keys, twoor more corresponding series of tablets, a detent arranged to engage ashoulder of each tablet and support the same when elevated, a secondshoulder upon each tablet arranged to engage the detent and throw it outas the tablet is elevated, and connections between the detents wherebythey move together, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

The combinatiornwith two or more series of nine movable tablets each, ofa fixed tablet marked with a cipher in position adjacent to each seriesof tablets, a detent arranged to lock each tablet when elevated and toengage the same to release the tablet previously elevated, andconnections between the detcnts, substantially as set forth.

-.t. The combination, with the keys of a register, of a series ofmovable tablets, one arranged in front of the other and each having ashoulder at the edge, and adetent arranged opposite the edges of thetablets to engage the shoulders thereof, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination, with the series of sliding tablets, each havingshoulders 10 and 13 and an inclined edge 12, of a detent consisting of apivoted plate 8, arranged opposite the edges of the tablets to engagetherewith, sub stantially as set forth.

(.3. The combination of the different series of sliding tablets, eachwith shoulders, as described, a pivoted detent arranged to engage theedge of each series of tablets, and connections between the detents,substantially as set forth.

7. Thecombination,with the different banks of keys, of a series oftablets for each bank, those of each series arranged to slide verticallyone in front of the other, and a detent arranged to engage with theedges of all the tablets of a series, substantially as set forth.

8. The combination, with the parallel keylevers provided with lips,ot'yielding controllers independent of the levers and suspended toengage each lever and prevent its descent until the lever reaches thelimit of its move ment in one direction, and provided with a bearing forengaging the lever as the latter reaches the said limit of its movement,and a retainer for engaging and holding the controller when swung backby the contact of the lever, substantially as set forth.

9. The combinatiomwith the key-levers, of controllers provided withpendent racks for engaging lips upon the lovers and with bearings forengaging the levers, and a retainer for engaging each controller,substantially as set forth.

10. The combination, with the key-levers,of pendent controllersindependent of the keylevers, retainer, and frame bearing upon thekey-levers in position to contact with the retainer as the levers assumetheir normal position, substantially as set forth.

11. The combination of the key-levers, vibrating frame adapted to bemoved by the levers, movable drawer orcover tor the moneyrcceptacle,bolt for said drawer or cover, and a loose connection between the frameand bolt, whereby the bolt is withdrawn only as a key approaches thelimit of its movement, substantially as described.

12. The combination, with the drawer or cover, bolt, and key-levers, ofa frame 1 and link 27, loosely connecting the bolt and frame, wherebythe bolt is withdrawn only as a key approaches the limit of itsmovement, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, with the bolt, of a catch arranged to engage ashoulder upon the bolt and to be engaged by a contact-piece upon themovable drawer, substantially as set forth.

1i. The combination, with a sliding drawer provided with a shoulder anda spring eontaet-pieee 31, of a belt for engaging said shoulder and acatch for engaging a shoulder upon the bolt, arranged to be struck bysaid contactpiece, substantially as set forth.

15. The combination, with the bolt 2; and catch 21, of the detent 33,substantially as set forth.

16. The combination, with the series of counterwheels, of independentmotors for moving each counter-wheel automatically, a series ofoperating-keys to each wheel, and devices between the keys and motorswhereby upon the depression of any key the power in all the motors isrestored and thekey resumes its normal position independent of themotor, substantially as set forth.

17. The combination, with the counterwhcels, of keys for releasing thesam e, devices limiting the movements of the wheels, mechanism betweenthe different counter-wheels for automatically actuating the saiddevices, and independent motors for actuating the wheels, substantiallyas set forth.

1b. The combination of independent counter-whecls and aseries of keysfor each wheel, a stop for limiting the movement of each wheel,mechanism for shifting the position of said stop on the completion of arevolution or partial revolution of the next lower wheel, and a motorfor actuating each wheel automatically after the stop is shifted,substantially as set forth.

19. The combination of independenteountor-wheels, keys for actuatingeach wheel, a stop for limiting the movement of each wheel, andmechanism for shifting the position of said stop on the completion of awhole or part revolution of the next lower wheel, a motor for actuatingeach wheel, and connections between the motor and the keys for restoringthe power of the motor upon the movement-of each key, substantially asset forth.

20. The combination, with the adjacent counter-wheels and operatingkeysand with pins projecting from each wheel, of an intermediate escapementconstituting a stop and provided at one end with an inclined slot forthe passage of the pins of one wheel, the

other end extending into'position to be struck by projections on theother wheel, substantially as set forth.

21. The combination. with the wheels of a counter and intermediate stopdevices, of keys, weighted racks engaging the ratchet wheels clutchingwith the shafts of the counter-wheels, and means for raising the saidracks on the movements of the keys, substantially as et forth.

22. The combination, with the counterwheels,actuating-keys,and'motors,of an intermediate transfer device consistingof a lever, one end arranged to engage projections upon one wheel andthe other with a projection having an inclined slot adapted to receivepins upon the other wheel, for the purpose set forth.

The combination of the counter-wheelsand the intermediate transferdevices K, provided with actuating-arms 62, extending to the outside ofthe case, whereby the wheels may be returned to zero, substantially asdescribed.

24. The combination,with a counter-wheel and with the actuating-keysthereof, of a series of movable pins carried with the wheel, a stoparranged in position to make contact with the pins, and connectionsbetween the keys and the pins for moving the latter out of the way ofthe stop by the operations of the keys, substantially asset forth.

25. The combination of the series of keys, series of tablets, saidtablets having shoulders 13 below retaining-shoulders 10, and a detentfor each series of tablets, the detents being connected to move inunison, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

26. The means described for controlling the connecting-wheels ofcalculating-machines, consisting of the counting-wheel or part gearedtherewith provided with movable pins, a stop for making contact withsaid pins and -keys, and connections for shifting the pins,

substantially as set forth.

27. The counter-wheel or part connected therewith provided withshifting-pins, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

28. The combination, with a counter-wheel, a series of movable pins, andseries of keys and connections, whereby one or more pins are shiftedaccording to the key depressed, of a stop arranged in position to makecontact with the pins until the latter are shifted, substantially as setforth.

29. The combination, with two or more counter-wheels, of a series ofmovable pins carried by said wheels, a series of keys to each wheel,with connections for shifting one or more pins according to the keydepressed,

a fixed stop in position to make contact with the pins of the lowerwheel, movable stops to make contact with the pins of the other wheels,and devices whereby each movable stop is shifted out of the path of thepins as the next lower wheel completes a revolution or part revolution,substantially as set forth.

30. The combination of a counter-wheel, a series of movable pins carriedtherewith, a stop for making contact with said pins,.connections withthe keys for shifting the pins to positions out of the way of the stop,and a motor for tu rning each wheel, substantially as set forth.

31. The combination, with the counterwheel, movable pins,actuating-keys, and stop, of a motor for moving the wheel and a bolt forlocking the wheel, and connections where by said bolt is thrown intolocking position until the pins are shifted, substantially as set forth.

32. The combination, with the counter- Wheel and its motor, ofactuating-keys and appliances for regulating the extent to which thewheel is turned according to the key .depressed, and a bolt for lockingthe wheel, and connections between the keys and the bolt for withdrawingthe latter after the keys have been operated to move said appliances,substantially as described.

33. The combination, with the counterwheel, pins carried therewith, keysand pinshifting devices, and stop, of means,substantially as described,for restoring the pins to position after they have passed thestop,substantially as set forth.

34. The combination of the counter-Wheel having two series of numbersfrom 1 to O, a movable pin to each number, a stop, a series of keys andconnections for shifting the pins out of the way of the stop, and meansfor resetting the pins after they have passed the stop, substantially asset forth.

35. The combination of a counter-wheel, a series of movable pins carriedtherewith, a stop, a series of levers and connections whereby one of thepins may be shifted on moving each lever, and a projection upon eachlever overlapping the next lower lever, whereby the depressing of anylever carries with it all the levers below it, for the purpose setforth.

36. The combination, with the connecting wheels and pins, of operatingdevices, each having a lip overlapping a part of the adjacent device,whereby when one device is moved it will move with it all the devicesbelow it without disturbing the higher devices connected to indicatehigher figures, substantially asset forth.

37. The co1nbination,with a counter-wheel and a series of movable pinscarried therewith, of a series of rods arranged in position,

each to be opposite one of the pins when the a bolt 0 and plate 56,substantially as set forth.

40. The combination of two or more series of keys, correspondingcounter-wheels, movable pins carried therewith, and stops and levers 47,arranged in inclined positions and connected with rods for makingcontact with said pins, and with parts arranged to contact Withshoulders upon the key-levers, substantially as set forth.

etl. The combination of the series of parallel key-levers, controllersE, drawer-bolt, counters, motor devices therefor, bolts 0, and a frameF, and connections between the latter and the bolt 0, controller, anddrawer-bolt, said frame carrying a cross-bar arranged to actuate thesaid motors, substantially as set forth.

ISRAEL DONALD BUYER.

Witnesses:

O. XV. DUSTIN, FRED W. GEBHART.

